Self-closing gate



Jan. 9, 1951 SCHEUERMANN 2,537,484

SELF-CLOSING GATE Filed Oct. 7, 1947 Fig. 2.

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2/ 6 l5 Inventor 5 l V Albert .Scheuermann Attorneys Patented Jan. 9, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SELF-CLOSING GATE Albert Scheuermann, Sutter, Ill;

, o Application October 7, 1947, Serial No. 778,315

4 Claims.

. This invention relates to horizontally swingable self-closing gates adapted to swing to open position in opposite directions, and has more particular reference to improved means for hanging such a gate so as to cause it to rise when swung open and to automatically gravitate and swing to lowered closed position after being swung open in either direction.

The exact nature of the present invention, as well as specific objects and features thereof, will become apparent from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:'

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view, partly broken away, of a gate in closed position and hung by means constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on line 22 of Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the gate is hung on a post and includes a frame 6 in which is secured a wire fabric panel I. A collar 8 is secured on the lower portion of an end member 6a ofthe gate frame and has an ear 9 which is rotatable and slidable on the vertical pintle ll! of a hinge bracket l l secured on the lower portion of the post 5.

In accordance with the present invention, a collar I2 is secured on the upper portion of the end member of the gate frame, and this collar has a horizontal arm I3 rigid therewith which projects within said gate frame and has a grooved wheel [4 journaled on its inner end portion. The inner end of arm [3 is supported by a hanger l5 rigid with and depending from the top of the gate frame 6. Rigidly bolted to and extending across the post 5 is a horizontal bar I6 in which is anchored the ends of a substantially semi-circular red I! that extends through the gate frame and is concentric with the axis of pintle Ill. The opposite half portions Ila and [lb of rod l1 incline to their point of juncture so as to provide a cam track for wheel l4, and this track is rigidly sustained in a generally horizontal position by brace rods [8 and [8b extending between the sides of said track and the ends of bar [6. Rigidly carried by the bar l6 intermediate the ends thereof is a vertical elongated C-shaped rod [9 forming a vertical track for a second grooved wheel 20 journaled between spaced ears 2| that project from collar l2 toward the post 5. The track l9 projects toward the gate, and the wheel 20 is engaged with the inside of this track so as to 2 prevent tilting of the gate away from the post 5 while permitting the gate to have vertical rectilinear and horizontal swinging movements. It will'be seen that the horizontal axes of wheels l4 and 20 are respectively disposed parallel with and at a right angle to the plane of the gate.

In operation, the gate may be swung open in either direction from the closed position thereof shown in the drawing. As the gate is swung open, the wheel l4 rides up one side portion of rod l1 so as to cause the gate to rise. At the same time,

wheel 20 rides upwardly on and turns about the rod l9, and ear 9 similarly slides upwardly on and turns about the pintle IE]. As soon as the opened gate is released, it automatically gravitates and swings to lowered closed position, the wheel l4 riding down the side portion of rod IT to the juncture of its side portions, the wheel 20 riding downwardly on and turning about the rod I9, and the ear 9 sliding downwardly on and turning-about the pintle l0.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction, operation and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. The device is simple and durable in construction and has been found to function efliciently in actual practice. Modifications and changes in detail of construction are contemplated, such as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. In combination with a single gate post and a gate including a frame, a collar secured on the lower portion of an end member of the gate frame and having an ear, a hinge bracket secured on the lower portion of the post and having a vertical pintle, said ear being rotatable and slidable on said pintle, a collar secured on ,the upper portion of said end member of the gate frame and having a horizontal arm rigid therewith which projects inwardly from said end member within the gate frame, a grooved wheel journaled onthe inner end portion of said arm, a horizontal bar rigidly secured intermediate its ends to and extending across the post, a substaninvention, what is tially semi-circular rod anchored at its ends in said grooved wheel is movably disposed, the opposite half portions of said rod inclining to their point of juncture.

2. In combination with a single gate post and a gate including a frame, a collar secured on the lower portion of an end member of the gate frame and having an car, a hinge bracket secured on the lower portion of the post and having a vertical pintle, said car being rotatable and slidable on said pintle, a collar secured on the upper portion of said'end member of the gate frame and having a horizontal arm rigid therewith which projects inwardly from said end member within the gate frame, a grooved wheel journaled on the inner end portion of said arm, a horizontal bar rigidly secured intermediate its ends to and extending across the post, a substantially semi-circular rod anchored at its ends,

in the ends of said bar and extending through 4 a gate including a frame, a collar secured on the lower portion of an end member of the gate frame and having an ear, a hinge bracket secured on the lower portion of the post and having a vertical pintle, said ear being rotatable and slidable on said pintle, a collar secured on the upper portion of said end member of the gate frame and having a horizontal arm rigid therewith which projects inwardly from said end member within. the-"gate frame, a grooved wheel journaled on the inner end portion of said arm, a horizontal bar rigidly secured intermediate its ends to and the gate frame concentric with the axis of said posed, the opposite half portions of said rod inclining to their point of juncture, and a hanger rigid with and depending from the top of the gate frame and connected 'to the inner end of said arm.

- 3. The construction defined in claim 1, in combination with a vertical elongated C-shaped rod rigidly carried by said bar intermediate its ends and forming a vertical track, ears projecting from the second mentioned collar towards the post and having a wheel journaled therebetween upon a horizontal axis at right angles to the plane of the gate, said wheel engaging the inside of the last named track for vertical and turning movement along and about the same in coaxial relation to said ,pintle. V

r 4. In combination with a single gate post and extending across the post, a substantially semicircular rod anchored at its ends in the ends of said bar and extending through the gate frame concentric with the axis of said pintle, said semicircular rod forming a track on which said ALBERT SCHEUERMANN.

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